[Solved] Will SATA 6gb work on my Dell XPS m1330

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I have a four and half year old Dell XPS M1330 notebk with 4GB ram and a 2.6ghz core2 duo processor. I suspect it came with the 1.5gb SATA hardware. Could it run a 6gb SATA ssd? If so, would that be at full speed, or am I better off with a 3gb SATA?

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Yes u can have SATA3.

All sata is backward compatible, u just will be limited to SATA 1,

if u use SATA2 or SATA 3 SSD.

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Message edited by Nikorr on 11-12-2011 at 11:59:10 AM

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Aesthetix wrote :

You will be best off with the SSD that you can get for the least $/GB. Look for SATA 2 drives that have good rebates or are close to being discontinued. For my older machines, I've been picking up SSDs for them when I can get them at/under $1/GB.

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Nikorr wrote :

Yes u can have SATA3.

All sata is backward compatible, u just will be limited to SATA 1,

if u use SATA2 or SATA 3 SSD.

I intend to replace the aging Dell soon, so I think that I should get an ssd that I can move to the new system and still get premium performance.

Thanks for the info.

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Aesthetix wrote :

I intend to replace the aging Dell soon, so I think that I should get an ssd that I can move to the new system and still get premium performance.

Thanks for the info.

I'm in the same boat, with my aging XPS M1330 but was wondering do I need an adaptor for the SSD or will it slot straight in?

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